Special Herbs, Vols. 1 & 2

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Saffron

2. Arrow Root

3. Zatar

4. Fenugreek

5. Sumac Berries - Jon Doe's Brother, MF Doom

6. Coriander - DJ Spinna, MF Doom

7. Shallots

8. Charnsuka

9. Monosodium Glutamate

Disc: 2

1. Red #40

2. Nettle Leaves - MF Doom,

3. Mullein

4. Mugwort. - Big Jim, MF Doom

5. All Spice

6. Lovage

7. Eucalyptus - Big Jim, MF Doom

8. Myrrh - MF Doom,

Disc: 1
1. Saffron
2. Arrow Root
3. Zatar
4. Fenugreek
5. Sumac Berries - Jon Doe's Brother, MF Doom
6. Coriander - DJ Spinna, MF Doom
7. Shallots
8. Charnsuka
9. Monosodium Glutamate
Disc: 2
1. Red #40
2. Nettle Leaves - MF Doom,
3. Mullein
4. Mugwort. - Big Jim, MF Doom
5. All Spice
6. Lovage
7. Eucalyptus - Big Jim, MF Doom
8. Myrrh - MF Doom,

Special Herbs, Vols. 1 & 2,MF Doom,High Times Records,Alternative Rap,Pop,Rap & Hip-Hop,Turntablism,Underground Rap

Tracks:

Linda
Surf City
Honolulu Lulu
Drag City
Dead Man's Curve
The New Girl In School
The Little Old Lady (From Pasadena)
Ride The Wild Surf
Sidewalk Surfin'
You Really Know How To Hurt A Guy

Customer Reviews:

One Great CD!.......2005-12-22

If you want to start a Jan and Dean collection, this is THE CD to buy. It includes their biggest hits, their most popular songs. It's good, clean, innocent fun to listen to. It's the CD that started off my growing collection. You'll love it! After picking up this one, move on to some of the others, preferably the 3 CD combo of "Drag City," The Little Old Lady From Pasadena," and Popsicle."

Classical.......2005-01-31

I am a very big Beach Boy fan. Yes, Brian Wilson was influenced by Jan and Dean. Remember though he did write songs like "Sidewalk Surfin", and "Surf City"for them. Yet this album is filled with a lot of classics.

Classical hits.......2004-12-21

This Jan and Dean album show the rock n' roll. This is stocked with classics like "Little Old Lady from Pasadena" and "Sidewalk Surfing." these songs share the same theme with the Beach Boys, but are equally great.

Excellent variety of J&D music.......2004-04-07

For anyone who is curious about the Jan and Dean era or about their music in general, this would be a excellent CD to own because it give a listener the feel for their type of music, a taste of this duo's very diverse talent and just some plain old great rock and roll oldies music! I am a Beach Boys fan by admission but I can see a great deal of influence on Brian Wilson by Jan and Dean! I highly recommend this CD...really excellent!

Great Collection Of Jan And Dean's Hits.......2002-07-18

Life and fame were very good to Jan and Dean, at least for a while, when they started out as a Garage Duo making the tours of local recording studios. They quickly took advantage of the happenstance of the rise of southern California surfer music to catch a wave to the top with an early hit, "Linda". Later came "Surf City", and a raft of together, such as "Honolulu Lulu", "The New Girl In School', and "Sidewalk Surfing" (which robbed the melody and chord progressions from Beach Boy pal Brian Wilson's "Catch A Wave). Later came such popular numbers as "Ride The Wild Surf", "You really Know How to Hurt A Guy", and of course, "The Little Old Lady From Pasadena".

Tracks:

Windsong
Cowboy's Delight
Spirit
Looking For Space
Shipmates And Cheyenne
Late Nite Radio
Loce Is Everywhere
Two Shots
I'm Sorry
Fly Away
Calypso
Song Of Wyoming

Customer Reviews:

One Of JD's Best.......2007-03-03

I love the tracks on this one. However, its really a shame that they didn't re-release this in John's lifetime. With many great re- releases of his since his passing, I'm glad to have many now which were unavailable before. Except for the fact that RCA shamefully had to wait until his untimely demise for the great cash in with these releases. Well at least we have them now..

Windsong John Denver.......2006-08-09

The music is glorious. I'm a big fan of John Denver, and this is my favorite of his ablums. I highly reccomend it for anyone who likes John Denver.

John Denver at his best........2005-07-28

By the time this album was released John Denver had practically become a household name. He had carved out his own little notch in music history. With his fan base secure he seems to have, in WINDSONG, put together an album that catered to his fans. Somehow, through the combination of lyrics and his own unique vocal sound, Denver is able to take the listeners mind off of whatever is occupying it and enables the listener to relax as he/she gives into reflection and imagination.

As I read the reviews here at Amazon.com I began to notice something I don't often find in many album reviews, and that is a lack of a few stand out tracks that appeal to all. Many albums have a few tracks, usually the ones that get a lot of radio play, that everyone comments on. The rest of the songs usually receive little or no attention. Here, in WINDSONG, I've noticed that while most people like the entire album, save a song or two, most have different favorites. I can't identify any stand out songs that drown out the others.

My favorite two songs are "Looking for Space" and "Fly Away." It would take too much time to try and describe just how these songs affect me. Suffice it to say that they, each in their own way, relate to me on a personal level. It's like Denver captured my thoughts, reflections and hopes and put them to song. As for the rest of the album, I enjoy all the songs with "Calypso" being another favorite.

Here's a little trivia for those of you who like "Fly Away." In case you've wondered what female sings back up on that song you may be surprised to find out that it is a young and not quite famous, at that time, Olivia Newton John.

Breezes.......2005-04-29

You can hear wind scraping over bare rocks and miniature plants of the alpine tundra, violently bifurcating through forests of coniferous trees, and you can feel wind swirling over the churning waters of a river, and you can see wind ripple and flow in waves through the deciduous leaves of aspen.

How would someone translate this invisible warmth into a song? John Denver begins by metaphorically expounding upon the strengths and human-like emotions and cries of the wind, announcing that the wind offers wisdom and to listen to her, finally culminating into an aural humming, representing the wind itself. It is a beautiful testament to the shifting and settling of air.

This is the original recording of the song, and John Denver re-recorded it twice in his later years (e.g. on the Very Best of album), taking advantage of newer and better recording materials. While these versions are like listening to Denver in surround-sound-super-stereo, and are almost more passionate in verse, the original track on the Windsong album will always be the first way original fans heard it. It commands more respect with its age.

Windsong, as an album, is filled with Denver's trademark layered-hums and drawn out singing styles that, I feel, make the songs more atmospheric and spiritual. This includes Cowboy's Delight, an almost haunting approach to mountains and the (to me) light that strikes them during different hours of the day. From the darkness of the Hour of the Wolf, to the dim outlines of the zodiacal light; the golden-pink bathing from the sunrise, and the noon sun sparkling off gold and muscovite, and biotite and garnets in granite, to fiery rocks in the sunset and purplish-pink lulls of alpenglow, to the silvery-blue moonshine or red-blue-silvers of starlight...

Also spiritual are Looking for Space, I'm Sorry, the pseudo-minimalist Spirit, and Fly Away (to a lesser degree). Your heart will soar at Calypso's plein-aire oceans and Love is Everywhere's upbeat folk/bluegrass fiddlin'! Shipmates and Cheyenne is a slower song with a beautiful chorus, Song of Wyoming is a calm end to the album (so calm, I can never recall the tune), and Late Nite Radio is a fun quirky truck-drivin' tune. As others have pointed out, Two Shots doesn't really belong here, but it's grown on me and I appreciate it for what it is. The song just starts off a bit too loudly.

Windsong is an immediate classic, with tracks that have unfortunately been released on many other albums...ones I got to first, so I feel this album isn't entirely new to me. But I sure wish I had been around when it was released. I would've done exactly what I do today: pop it in the tape-deck of my car, and drive off into the sunshine.

Spirit and Astronomy.......2004-04-14

I like all of the album, but "Spirit" has a special place in my heart. I was walking outdoors about 2 hours ago, and the song just sprung to mind. It's a wonderful song, especially for someone like me, an astronomer.

But you can do it too: just walk outdoors on a dark and bright night and look UP. Andromeda is there, and Vega lights our way... And there are those smoke rings in the galaxy (nebulae).

Now the album is at my parents place and it is very late in the night and I am longing for those songs.... Sigh

Tracks:

True Blue
Lost Paraguayos
Mama You Been On My Mind
Italian Girls
Angel
Interludings
You Wear It Well
I'd Rather Go Blind
Twistin' The Night Away

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The fourth Rod Stewart album to contain his trademark acoustic-electric mix of instruments and bluesy vocals, Never a Dull Moment feels anything but formulaic, kicking off with the aw-shucks modesty of "True Blue" and rollicking on through the enduring original "You Wear It Well." Some of the best tunes here are covers--Bob Dylan's searching "Mama You Been on My Mind," a soulful reading of Sam Cooke's "Twistin' the Night Away," and a scorching take on Etta James's "I'd Rather Go Blind"--but, as always, Stewart manages to make them sound of a piece with his own compositions. Unlike the promises proffered by some album titles, Never a Dull Moment (ironic though it was, given the cover painting of a terminally bored Stewart) proved to be dead-on. --Daniel Durchholz

Customer Reviews:

BPs Review.......2007-01-09

This remains my favorite Rod Stewart music. Reminds me of when I listened to it on my way to SAT classes back in high school on my 8 track! So happy to have finally found it on Amazon, cos I've been looking for years....

Me and Janet.......and Rod........2006-07-21

This album was the soundtrack to a (for me, at least) painful breakup with Janet, who seriously broke my heart at the tender age of 19. Every track brings back memories, and I consider it to be one of the best albums of all time, with "Every picture tells a story" bringing up a close second. It was simply Rod and his mates at their best, playing good rock an'roll as it should be played, with a bit of a sense of humour,and it was all downhill when they broke up. I actually got to see them live, (in '72, i think) and I wish I still had the haircut! it would be good if some of todays bands could sound as good live.

make a solo album,call your mates.......2006-04-16

How do you make a solo album? Call your band mates. How do you follow up a serious classic album? Make a fun classic album! Step 1: call the Faces, Step 2: Add some awesome studio musicians, Step 3: Rock'n'Roll. One of the most underrated,unabated albums ever recorded, it never disappoints from song 1 to song end. True Blue kicks off the album in a raw and rythmic jam followed by one of the greatest exiles of FM radio the loose rockin' "Lost Paraguayos" where all guitars,vocals,horns,bass & sloppy drums SHINE! Next The Faces make Dylan their own with "Mama You Been on My Mind" and then roar through the infectious riff rock of Italian Girls". A simplified soulful garage rock version of Hendrix's "Angel" keeps the good times rolling. The classic " You Wear it Well" starts the second half of the album which concludes with 2 smokin' remakes: Etta James would be proud of the boy's take on her classic "I'd Rather Go Blind" and next is a get up and party version of Sam Cooke's "Twistin' the Night Away". WARNING this album makes you want to play it over and over again!!!

The Best Rock Singer Ever.......2006-02-27

Back in the day, Rod Stewart was, quite simply, the best rock singer in the world. If that sounds like a grand claim, pick up this CD and listen. Case closed. A lot of younger people listening to Rod's most recent output must wonder why he was once so revered. I'd say the first 20 seconds of this album would be a pretty good clue. As Rod rips into "True Blue", it's the start of a powerhouse album of great rock singing. Essential from start to finish. "You Wear It Well" may have been the (deservedly) big hit here, but the rest of the material is outstanding.

Of course, nobody would have noticed if the material and the support from the band weren't consistently excellent. They are. This album is astonishingly good from start to finish. The only song that didn't grab me from the start was the cover of Sam Cooke's "Twistin' the Night Away", played quite slower than the original. Now I realize it was just that this song about twisting was reinterpreted as a hard rock song. Not really twistable, but darned good nevertheless.

Arguments about whether this or "Every Picture Tells A Story" are Rod's best album are irrelevant. If you're a serious fan of Rock music and you don't own both, you're doing yourself a diservice.

HE'S JUST THAT GOOD!!!!.......2005-10-29

BUYING THIS CD WAS ACTUALLY A REVISIT FOR ME BUT AFTER LISTENING TO IT I REALIZED HOW FORTUNATE I AM TO BE ON THE SAME PLANET WITH THIS ICON!

Average customer rating:

this group is GREAT
A charming hour that treats us to DBFS's sound since 1989

Thirtieth Anniversary Special
Dry Branch Fire Squad
Manufacturer: Rounder / Umgd
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000OLHFR6
Release Date: 2007-05-15

Tracks:

I've Lived a Lot In My Time
Devil, Take the Farmer
I Saw a Man At Close Of Day
Rollin' On Rubber Wheels
Church By the Road
He's Coming To Us Dead
A Distant Land To Roam
Over In the Glory Land
Do You Ever Dream Of Me?
The Honest Farmer
Long Journey
Oak Grove Church
Hide You In the Blood
Golden Ring
Carolyn At the Broken Wheel Inn
When I Went Down In the Valley To Pray
The Orphan Train
While Roving On Last Winter's Night
Dip Your Fingers In Some Water
We Believe In Happy Endings
How Great Thou Art

Album Description

For three decades now, the beloved Dry Branch Fire Squad has been a bastion of mountain soul, bluegrass, and old-time music - carrying timeless traditions into the modern era with a blend of reverence, soul, and wit all their own. This special edition thirtieth anniversary collection is designed to complement Rounder's previous Dry Branch anthology, Tried and True (Rounder 11519), and contains material (some previously unreleased) recorded in the twenty years since that collection's release. Under the stewardship of Ron Thomason, Dry Branch Fire Squad has weathered the storms on the sea of time, all to forge an iron-clad brand of defiantly rugged old-time and traditional bluegrass music that imparts essential reminders of the past while unafraid to meet the future head-on.

Customer Reviews:

this group is GREAT.......2007-06-28

Have enjoyed their music for the past 10 years. Have 5 of their CD's and they are great to listen to. Have even given this last one as a birthday gift!

A charming hour that treats us to DBFS's sound since 1989.......2007-05-19

Playing Time - 63:24 -- In the course of a lifetime, turning thirty may bring a few aches and pains. A band achieving that milestone may also experience similar ailments that also come with musical maturity. Back in 1971, mandolinist Ron Thomason was picking with Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys. Ricky Skaggs and Keith Whitley were also his bandmates. From Springfield, Ohio, The Dry Branch Fire Squad formed in 1976 and took its name from a small town in Virginia (where Ron was born). The band's successful longevity has been attributed to their raw, mountain-style vocals and Thomason's wry humor as an emcee and storyteller. Until retiring in 1999, Ron was an English and math teacher and junior high assistant principal.

Their ninth album on Rounder Records, this heartfelt 30th anniversary collection only draws material from the label's releases since 1989. The reason is that there was a previous band anthology, "Tried and True," (Rounder 11519) released in 1987. Would it have been better for a 30-year album to also draw material from all three decades, and from as far back as their three pre-Rounder LPs from the 1977-78 timeframe? While their Rounder material has been superior to their earliest recordings, it would've been exciting to document all 30 years with a couple songs like Out on the Blue Ridge Mountain from their earliest 1977 "Live at the Crying Cowboy Concert Saloon" LP (RT-513). Also, the early days of the band emphasized basic, mournful, sensitive vocal duet arrangements with Ron Thomason and tenor John Baker (fiddler Kenny Baker's son). You'll need to get DBFS's 1979, 1981 or 1982 Rounder albums ("Born to be Lonesome," "Antiques and Inventions," or "Fannin' the Flames") to experience them together. Or to hear some of Thomason's originals like "Dak's Song" or "Oh! What a Storm." So, to truly celebrate all 30 years with this band, I recommend also picking up a copy of the 1987 "Tried and True" anthology mentioned earlier.

Among the 21 tracks on "30th Anniversary," there are four previously unreleased songs (He's Coming To Us Dead, Over in the Glory Land, Golden Ring, How Great Thou Art). Although liner notes don't indicate when they were recorded, they're quite recent, and three feature the band's newest lineup of Ron Thomason, Brian Aldridge, Dan Russell and Tommy Boyd. A hit for George Jones and Tammy Wynette, "Golden Ring" is still arranged with Ron's crosspicked guitar, and the song does appear on the band's 1981 album "Antiques and Inventions" with a different group except for common denominator Thomason. The binding thread or glue in all of the band configurations, Ron primarily plays guitar or mandolin. His clawhammer banjo picking appears in two songs - his solo rendition of Grayson & Whitter's "He's Coming To Us Dead" and the band's quartet offering of "The Honest Farmer," accompanied only by fiddle and banjo.

Vocal arrangements capture the emotional essence of their largely traditional bluegrass and gospel canon. On all vocal cuts, Thomason sings lead. In the last two decades, the band's mournful signature sound has also regularly been built around Ron's lead with female tenor or high baritone parts (courtesy of Suzanne Thomas and Mary Jo Leet). All three of them are showcased together in "Dip Your Fingers in Some Water," and the quartet (with Charles Leet singing bass) entitled "When I Went Down in the Valley to Pray." Hazel Dickens, who recalls a time when it was "downright subversive practically to be a woman in bluegrass," sings tenor on "Hide You in the Blood." These songcarriers have kept nuggets like Carter Stanley's "Rollin' on Rubber Wheels" in their repertoire for years. Ron once said that he viewed the band as "spokesmen for a way of life" among the people who originally propagated the music. It's their revitalization of dusty old classic treasures (like A. P. Carter's "A Distant Land To Roam") that has also built their fanbase. Doc Watson simply called it "the old music," folk ballads and the kinds of songs sung by the Carter Family and Grayson & Whitter. Interestingly, their vocal stacking for that A.P. Carter cover includes four vocal parts, but no tenor according to the liner notes.

Instrumentally, the band's unpretentious picking is sufficient for their authentic kind of repertoire. With some electric bass and steel guitar, "Carolyn at the Broken Wheel Inn" is a unique selection. Besides those mentioned above, others in the band have included Dave Edmundson (fiddle, vocals), John Hisey (banjo, vocals), [...] Irwin (bass), Bobby Maynard (fiddle) and Adam McIntosh (banjo, mandolin, vocals). The band's widespread appeal in live performance is also due to their showmanship and stage presence that enhance their purest form bluegrass. The charismatic band opens up, sings and plays with sincerity, and builds rapport. All in all, this is a charming hour that treats us to DBFS's sound since 1989. (Joe Ross, staff writer, Bluegrass Now)

The Clancy Brothers - Greatest Irish Hits

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Not a good complation
Best of all Irish Singers
Most are live and that's a good thing
A great buy!
Wonderful!

The Clancy Brothers - Greatest Irish Hits
The Clancy Brothers
Manufacturer: Sony Special Product
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002YC9
Release Date: 1995-12-01

Tracks:

Patriot Game (Live)
The Jug Of Punch (Live)
The Moonshiner
Old Maid In The Garrett
The Wild Colonial Boy
Four Greenfields
Wild Rover (Live)
Brennon On The Moor (Live)
When We Were Under The King (Live)
Mountain Dew (Live)

Customer Reviews:

Not a good complation.......2007-03-30

If you are new to the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem then I would suggest a complation like this to you. There are better ones out there, but this is an okay one to start with. If you are a true fan and are sick of all the complations, then DON'T get this one. Send a petition to Columbia Records demanding that they release the original LP's to CD!

Best of all Irish Singers.......2005-08-23

The Clancy Brothers are without a doubt the best of all Irish singers, if you like Irish music, you must have this one.

Most are live and that's a good thing.......2002-01-01

Some musicians should be hear live and some should not. The Clancy Brothers are one of those rare groups that just need to be heard live (the studio recordings are perfect too so don't get me wrong).

There is such a personability with the Clancy Brothers to their audience. Lot of humor and nice intros to their songs. I agree that this album could have been longer than 30 minutes, but at least it is 30 minutes of very entertaining and popular Clancy Brothers music.

It is very worth the small price you pay. Trust me!

A great buy!.......2001-05-12

The songs on this album are all polished gems, and a good selection of the "best". This is perhaps the most cleanly listenable and universally appealing collection of their songs, and I have found even my non-celtic-music-listening friends enjoy these songs and feel the attraction of these great musicians and style of music on the very first listen. This is really a collection of some of their best-known (and here, best-sung) tunes. It is shorter than many of their other albums, but for the much smaller price, and for these fantastic songs, you can't go wrong.

Wonderful!.......1999-09-07

The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem are the Best! Elvis is eating their dust(in fact I should not even class them with Elvis)! I am listening to them as I write!

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Another Hall of Fame Effort. . .
Rod when he rocked
Rod Stewart's First Album Is A Winner
****1/2. Underrated
I keep coming back

The Rod Stewart Album
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Release Date: 1998-03-31

Tracks:

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Blind Prayer
Handbags & Gladrags
An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down
I Wouldn't Ever Change A Thing
Cindy's Lament
Dirty Old Town

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Freshly split from the hard-edged Jeff Beck Group and about to join the anarchic Faces, Rod Stewart rocked out on his solo debut, but did so largely with the backing of acoustic instruments, reinventing songs like the Rolling Stones' "Street Fighting Man" and Ewan MacColl's "Dirty Old Town" with an appealing mix of rootsy, bluesy slide guitars and his own gravelly vocals. Backed with French horn and flutes, Mike D'Abo's "Handbags and Gladrags" has a gorgeous chamber-pop feel, and Stewart contributes five original tunes, including "Man of Constant Sorrow" and "An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down" (the title track of the album's original English edition). Clocking in at only 33 minutes, The Rod Stewart Album is brief, but it's a brilliant kick-off to the singer's long and storied solo career. --Daniel Durchholz

Customer Reviews:

Another Hall of Fame Effort. . ........2006-08-10

The Rod Stewart Album, one of Rod's early solo efforts, is indicative of his work at that time. Strong songs, delivered with a one-of-a-kind voice and Stewart's enthusiasm all add up to great stuff.
Stewart sticks to his playbook of the period, penning some of the songs (Blind Prayer, An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down) and borrowing from some famous mates. In this case, he puts his spin on the Richards and Jagger tune "Street Fighting Man." Stewart does it justice.
Handbags and Gladrags, which received kudos when included on the Unplugged and Seated CD, appears for the first time here and remains a signature song in the Stewart catalogue.
For Stewart Fans, no collection is thorough enough without this album.

Rod when he rocked.......2006-02-16

A nice mix of ballads and rockers, worth buying for "Blind Prayer" (I love that song) and "Street Fighting Man" alone. This is Rod Stewart before he became a caricature of himself and turned into a boring pop star.

Rod Stewart's First Album Is A Winner.......2004-08-26

THE ROD STEWART ALBUM is an exceptional debut from the English/Scottish rock singer/songwriter/interpreter. The songs here and on the next three albums feature lyrics about misfits, survivors, and downtrodden individuals that only cut deeper as the years go by. "Handbags And Gladrags" features Stewart as a grandfather concerned about his granddaughter's behavior, but also expresses how I've felt when I saw that friends of mine have exhibited self-destructive tendencies, while "I Wouldn't Ever Change A Thing" could just as well be me saying that I've done what I felt was necessary to keep myself in good physical condition, even if it meant refusing to go back to my old school for food-related functions and thus alienating myself from some of my old friends. There are numerous other treasures here, and I heartily recommend that you get this album, the next three, and/or THE MERCURY ANTHOLOGY.

****1/2. Underrated.......2003-09-29

Rod Stewart's first solo album, and the first in a tour-de-force of four sublime records, was retitled "The Rod Stewart Album" in the US, apparently because Stewart's American distributors felt that the original title ("An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down") was too quirky and "British".

Opening with an acoustic rendition of the Rolling Stones' "Street Fighting Man", "The Rod Stewart Album" presented a raw combination of primarily acoustic folk, rock, blues and country which rocked harder than any other folk-rock or country-rock, and Stewart would continue in the same vein for another three albums. Three albums which, along with this one, remain the best in his career: "Gasoline Alley", "Every Picture Tells A Story", and "Never A Dull Moment".

The sound is very good, and the musicianship is never less than excellent. Michael Waller pounds the drums. Ron Wood plays bass and guitar (including some excellent slide work) alongside guitarists Martin Pugh and longtime Stewart-ally Martin Quittenton. And another Faces member, the great Ian MacLagan, lends a hand (or two), adding his sublime piano playing to several songs.

It's hard to point out any particular highlights, because almost everything is great. With this album, Rod Stewart established that rock can sound as rich and timeless as folk, and that folk music can be just as vigorous as rock. And he did this not only as an interpreter, breathing new life into the traditional "Man Of Constant Sorrow", Ewan MacColl's "Dirty Old Town", and Mike D'Abo's "Handbags And Gladrags", but also as a songwriter, penning the tough rockers "An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down" and "Cindy's Lament".

Did you see (or hear) Rod Stewart's "unplugged" session? If you did, and if you liked it, pick up this album right away.
4 ½ stars - highly recommended.

I keep coming back.......2003-03-05

There are a few artists of brilliant natural talent who seem unable to manage their careers after their initial success. I'm not talking about one-hit wonders, but genuine talents who get sidetracked somehow. Elvis is definitely one of them, and so is Rod Stewart. Rod's 80s stuff might be terrible (some of it is at least as bad as Elvis's "movies") but maybe the intelligence and emotion in "Handbags" or the self-awareness and humor of "Every picture tells a story" are still there somewhere. So I find myself continually defending Rod to my friends: "You just don't understand, he used to be SO good." I still predict a late-career comeback for Rod, a la Solomon Burke's "Don't Give up on Me."

Tracks:

Break Forth O Beauteous Heavenly Light
For Unto Us A Child Is Born
Angels We Have Heard On High
Deck The Halls
Christmas Passing Through
Sleigh Ride
Away In A Manger
Here We Come A Carolling
The Little Drummer Boy
The Holly And The Ivy
Frosty The Snowman
Do You Hear What I Hear?
We Three Kings
Star Of Wonder
Winter Wonderland
Joy To The World
O Little Town Of Bethlehem
Good King Wenceslas
Jingle Bells
The First Nowell
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
Adeste Fideles
Silver Bells

Customer Reviews:

"3 Kings" is 1 of a kind.......2007-01-21

In the interest of full disclosure, you should know this is the third time I have purchased We Three Kings since it was first released 17 years ago. The others were lost in various moves. I just couldn't endure another Christmas without it. If you listen to no other cuts, make sure you hear "The Holly and the Ivy" and the title song; you will never hear these traditional favorites again without thinking of this version. Another gem: "Star of Wonder", written by Terre Roche and the companion piece to "We Three Kings" Oh, one more disclosure: Now that I have my latest copy of 3 Kings, I can resume listening to it year-round as in years past. After you've heard it, I think you'll know why.

The Roche Sisters.......2007-01-19

These sisters are amazing! Their harmonizing is beautiful. They can take a song and without background music sound like a full chorus.

we three kings.......2007-01-16

I have bought this CD countless times over the years for friends and family. It is one of the best Christmas collections out there. The songs are varied but all really delightful.

Great harmonies, fresh sound.......2007-01-15

Love these sisters and their Christmas CD. Their harmonies sound simple and complex at the same time and they blend beautifully. Their voices are unpretentious and direct. The cuts are a mix of fresh interpretations of the classics and fun silly pieces that make you smile. Am interested in exploring other CDs by The Roches.

The Roches do Christmas from sacred to silly.......2007-01-10

This is the best album of Christmas music I know of. These ladies sing beautiful harmonies and they have a talent for unique arrangements that work well. Close your eyes while listening to the title song and you'll find yourself in a caravan crossing the desert. If you've been amused by their famous rendition of the Hallelujah chorus from "Messiah", wait until you hear their version of "For Unto Us a Child is Born." This album is a treat from beginning to end. I buy several copies every year to give away.

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Vintage Collection Series-Slim Whitman
Thanks, Tim B.!
old school whitman at his finest!
Refreshing and comforting

Vintage Collections Series
Slim Whitman
Manufacturer: EMI Special Products
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002SW7
Release Date: 1997-03-11

Tracks:

Love Song Of The Waterfall
Indian Love Call
Song Of The Old Water Wheel
Keep It A Secret
My Heart Is Broken In Three
North Wind
There's A Rainbow In Every Teardrop
Secret Love
Rosie-Marie
Singing Hills
I Talk To The Waves
More Than Yesterday
Rainbows Are Back In Style
Guess Who
It's A Sin To Tell A Lie

Customer Reviews:

Vintage Collection Series-Slim Whitman.......2007-03-09

I was very pleased with both the product and the service.

Thanks, Tim B.!.......2006-02-22

After viewing my "Mars Attacks" DVD (I hadn't seen the movie during it's theatrical release), I HAD to push the "pause" button when the music credits rolled over the screen. At first I thought Tim B.'s final weapon against agressive little green marsians was some special effect, recorded solely for the movie... and then, searching Amazon on the words "Slim Whitman", I got THIS! Really amazing, voice AND style: this man apparently sang without overacting nor pouring out of tons of jelly: just plain goodhearted singing. Especially the teaming up with the electric Hawaiian steel guitar results in a really "outer space" sound... OK, the high end of those amazing sounds tends to have some distortion, especially on the oldest records,but still... probably the recording equipment of those days simply wasn't made for such extremes...

old school whitman at his finest!.......2001-08-24

before you consider buying any slim, i suggest you go no further than his early recordings. the man simply lays down the maddest tracks on this album. i am not even a country fan, but slim nails it on this one.

Refreshing and comforting.......2000-10-05

Slim Whitman is a wonderful singer. His voice is unique, as is his wonderful yodeling style. The music itself is from the good old days and is quite peppy and positive. I find that I feel very good when I listen to his music. The style is amazingly simple, but simplicity often improves things. Even his songs that are supposed to be sad have a happy sound to them. You can hear pre-rock-and-roll or early rockabilly style in some of the songs, since these were made in the late 40's and early 50's.

I love every song on this album. I'm sure his other albums are also excellent.

Tracks:

Milk 'Em In The Mornin' Blues
Country Junction
Smoky Mountain Boogie
Anticipation Blues
Mule Train
Cry Of The Wild Goose
I'll Never Be Free
Shot-Gun Boogie
I Ain't Gonna Let It Happen No More
You're My Sugar
Streamlined Cannonball
Hey, Good Lookin'
Hambone
Everybody's Got A Girl But Me
Snow Shoe Thompson
Hey, Mr. Cotton Picker
Kiss Me Big
Sixteen Tons
First Born
Hicktown

Customer Reviews:

Great voice........2006-04-04

He has great voice, fine songs.
"Sixteen tons" is highlight.
Good compilation,good booklet.

At least it's got "16 Tons".......2004-03-15

I didn't know much about Tennessee Ernie Ford, besides "16 Tons," but figured that alone was enough to give this CD a chance. It is a good value, and has a nice mix of songs. Unfortunately, I must say very few besides "16 Tons" interested me. By and large, the songs are overly produced, and lack soul. Ford has a great voice, and a few other songs are worth listening (like "Milk 'em in the Morning Blues"). The album does what it claims to do, give you an inclusive collection of Ford's output, and if you like Ford, it probably won't dissapoint. But this CD left me cold.

Great from beginning to end!.......1999-11-20

I always loved "Sixteen Tons", but I never knew any of Tennessee Ernie Ford's other songs. This collection, which is in chronological order, was terrific from beginnning to end, with lots of singable songs and excellent recording quality. Some of my favorites were "Milk 'em in the Morning Blues", "Country Junction", "I'll Never Be Free", "Hey Mr. Cotton-Picker" and, of course, "Sixteen Tons", but most of the other songs are very good, also. This CD is also a great value -- lots of songs for the price.

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It has all the songs we needed.
You will be happy with this CD
Great Wedding CD
excellent variety of familiar songs
Exactly what I was looking for!

Classical Wedding Traditions

Manufacturer: New Traditions
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004TLNX
Release Date: 2000-01-01

Tracks:

Bridal Chorus (string quartet)
Bridal Chorus (trumpet and organ)
Air
Brandenburg No. 3
Sleepers Awake
Hornpipe
Trumpet Voluntary (flute and strings)
Trumpet Voluntary (trumpet and organ)
Greensleeves
A Little Night Music
Ode To Joy
Hallelujah Chorus
Spring
Canon in D
La Rejoissance
Bridal March

Customer Reviews:

It has all the songs we needed........2007-01-10

This CD had all the songs we needed to have our wedding.

You will be happy with this CD.......2006-07-14

this CD is very good quality. I would recommend it after wedding time.

Great Wedding CD.......2006-02-26

This CD is going to be great for our wedding. It has many songs to use for the processional and recessional, including songs to play while guests are waiting. A great CD.

excellent variety of familiar songs.......2006-02-19

Much prettier versions of the bridal chorus than I've been able to find elsewhere (it doesn't just BANG it out), although I'm still probably not using the bridal chorus. Nice variety (Sleepers Awake is a nice little harp-y flute thing). Trumpet voluntary is otherwise known as The Prince of Denmark's March, FYI. The flute & strings version here is very nice. I also like this version of Mendelsshon's bridal march (from Midsummer Night's Dream).

You'll recongnize pretty much all of these songs, even if you don't recognize the names.

Exactly what I was looking for!.......2005-09-20

This was a great purchase. It actually sounded like a real orchestra. It was also a good variety of songs. I highly recommend.

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